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No. 18 Illinois turns it on late, roars past Ohio State
Will Riley scored 24 points and freshman Morez Johnson Jr. added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 18 Illinois overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Ohio State 87-79 Sunday in Champaign, Ill.,Kylan Boswell had 14 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points in his return from...

Alex DeBrincat, Wings get past Canucks in OT
Alex DeBrincat scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, as the Detroit Red Wings extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-2 victory against the host Vancouver Canucks on Sunday night. ,Ben Chiarot also scored for Detroit, which climbed into a wild-card spot in the Eastern ...

Grizzlies beat Bucks for seventh straight time
Jaren Jackson Jr. made seven 3-pointers and scored 37 points, Desmond Bane added 22 and the visiting Memphis Grizzlies defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 132-119 on Sunday night.,The Grizzlies beat the Bucks for the seventh straight time and eighth in the last nine meetings. Santi Aldama added 23 points a...

Reports: RHP Jack Flaherty agrees to 2-year, $35M deal with Tigers
Right-hander Jack Flaherty has agreed to a two-year, $35 million deal with the Detroit Tigers, multiple media outlets reported Sunday night.,Flaherty was with Detroit last season before getting dealt to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the trade deadline. His new contract features an opt-out clause after ...

Chase Elliott dominates Clash at Bowman Gray
Polesitter Chase Elliott led 171 of 200 laps to claim NASCAR's season-opening exhibition race, the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium, Sunday night in Winston-Salem, N.C.,The Hendrick Motorsports driver was passed by Denny Hamlin's No. 11 Toyota late in the first 100 laps, but Elliott regained th...

Nebraska tops another ranked foe, beats No. 16 Oregon
Brice Williams recorded 28 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Nebraska led most of the way while posting a 77-71 upset of No. 16 Oregon on Sunday evening in Big Ten play at Eugene, Ore.,Juwan Gary added 23 points to help the Cornhuskers (14-8, 4-7) win their second straight game following a ...

Jordan Binnington stymies Utah as Blues win
Jordan Binnington made 24 saves as the St. Louis Blues snapped their four-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the Utah Hockey Club Sunday in Salt Lake City.,Alexandre Texier and Jordan Kyrou scored for the Blues, who were outscored 16-4 in their losing streak.,Michael Kesselring scored and Co...

Shikigami, Liquid notch wins at Overwatch Champions Series
Shikigami and Team Liquid earned their first wins of the 2025 Overwatch Champions Series North America event on Sunday.,Shikigami took down Amplify 3-1, while Team Liquid went the distance in a 3-2 victory over Spacestation Gaming.,The $100,000 tournament, played online, features eight teams. The re...

Stars overcome three deficits, win fifth straight
Evgenii Dadonov scored two third-period goals to lift the Dallas Stars to their fifth straight win, 5-3 over the visiting Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday night.,Mason Marchment, Logan Stankoven and Wyatt Johnston also scored for Dallas, which didn't lead until Dadonov redirected the puck off a drive...

Grizzlies PG Ja Morant (shoulder) misses second straight game
Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant is out for Sunday night's contest against the Milwaukee Bucks due to right shoulder soreness.,It marks the second straight game that Morant has missed. He also sat out Thursday's 120-119 home win over the Houston Rockets.,Morant sustained the injury durin...

Canucks D Quinn Hughes scratched vs. Red Wings
The Vancouver Canucks made star defenseman Quinn Hughes a late scratch for Sunday's game against the visiting Detroit Red Wings.,Hughes participated in warmups but was unable to play. The Canucks have not revealed the nature of his injury.,Hughes apparently suffered the injury in Vancouver's previou...

No. 3 Iowa State, No. 11 Kansas seek to shake off tough losses
Two highly ranked teams are desperate for a win to break out of recent skids.,Only one of those teams will get its wish when No. 3 Iowa State tips off against No. 11 Kansas in a Big 12 Conference battle Monday night in Lawrence, Kan.,Iowa State (17-4, 7-3 Big 12) is eager to bounce back from two con...

Ducks pull ahead late to beat sliding Canadiens
Alex Killorn scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and also had an assist as the Anaheim Ducks scored three unanswered goals to rally for a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday afternoon.,Mason McTavish and Frank Vatrano also scored goals and Leo Carlsson had two assists for Anah...

Cavaliers rout Mavericks in aftershock of blockbuster trade
Sam Merrill came off the bench to hit nine 3-pointers for a career-high-tying 27 points as the host Cleveland Cavaliers coasted to a 144-101 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon.,It was a brutal start to a new era for Dallas, which sent shock waves through the sports world about 15 ...

Knicks, Rockets saddled by key injuries ahead of pivotal clash
The New York Knicks' pursuit of a perfect homestand ended Saturday night.,They can only hope OG Anunoby's early exit didn't cloud their long-term aspirations.,New York may be without its starting forward Monday night when it concludes a five game-homestand against the Houston Rockets in a battle of ...

Reports: LeBron James commits to partnership with Luka Doncic
LeBron James will embrace the Los Angeles Lakers' franchise-altering roster overhaul and is committed to remaining with the team beyond Thursday afternoon's NBA trade deadline, according to multiple reports on Sunday, including one from NBA insider Chris Haynes.,The team's decision to pair James wit...

No. 18 Illinois turns it on late, roars past Ohio State 87-79
Will Riley scored 24 points and freshman Morez Johnson Jr. added 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 18 Illinois overcame an 11-point second-half deficit to defeat Ohio State 87-79 Sunday in Champaign, Ill.,Kylan Boswell had 14 points and Tomislav Ivisic added 12 points in his return from...

WTA roundup: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Elise Mertens win titles
No. 4 seed Ekaterina Alexandrova captured her fifth career title with a 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 win over fifth-seeded Dayana Yastremska of Ukraine on Sunday in the final of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz.,Alexandrova, of Russia, had two aces and benefited from eight double faults to dispatch Yastremska in 2 ho...

Reports: Jets add Charles London as QBs coach
The New York Jets continue to add to their staff under new head coach Aaron Glenn, bringing aboard Charles London as quarterbacks coach, according to multiple outlets.,London held the same position with the Seattle Seahawks last season, after he was the quarterbacks coach in 2023 with the Tennessee ...

On 2-2, No. 22 jerseys of A'ja Wilson, Caitlin Clark retired
It's only fitting that on Feb. 2 -- 2/2 -- a pair of No. 22s are being retired in women's college basketball on Sunday.,South Carolina retired the No. 22 of A'ja Wilson in a pregame ceremony that left the three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player choking back tears at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, S.C...